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Roman Candles (1967)
Directed by John Waters
Overview
Shot on 8mm, and featuring the introduction of Divine, John Waters’ sophomore film is a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion and The Wizard of Oz, it was shown with an equally random soundtrack mixing “obnoxious radio advertisements, rock ‘n’ roll and press conferences with Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother”. It was shown three times publicly, but never released commercially.
Length 28 minutes
Actors
Divine | Mark Isherwood | David Lochary | Mona Montgomery | Pat Moran | Mary Vivian Pearce | Bob Skidmore | Maelcum Soul | Mink Stole